As
part of UN peacekeeping contingent, AMC personnel visited Congo in 1960.
Eighteen nursing officers were also part of the medical team. The team
performed creditably in Congo. In 1964, eleven medical officers and 37
para-medical personnel were sent to Laos for medical assistance to
refugees during Civil War in Laos. In July 1966, a 30-bed hospital named
Laos-India Friendship Hospital, was opened at Semoung.
The
407 Field Ambulance was deployed in Cambodia as a United Nations
Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) for peacekeeping mission from
June 1992 to September 1993 under the command of Col HC Johri. The unit
provided medical aid to UN troops from 32 countries. It comprised 31
officers, 37 JCOs and 308 ORs.
Operation Theatre on Wheels provided instant
facilities to patients in the war-torn Cambodia. In addition to meeting
the health needs of UNTAC, the unit trained local health workers and
advised people on health and hygiene. The unit also conducted a survey on
the status of health among local civilians. The hospitals were in
difficult sectors known for landmines and faction activities. Withstanding
these odds, the AMC personnel discharged their duties to the satisfaction
of all.
The 320 Field Ambulance, comprising 20 officers, 15
JCOs and 188 ORs was sent to the disturbed area of Mogadishu in Somalia in
1993. In addition to the peacekeeping operation, the Indian contingent
performed humanitarian tasks treating over 10,000 patients per month. It
conducted medical camps in different areas. The Somalis were deeply moved
by the care shown by the unit.
AMC provided a medical team comprising 19 officers, five nursing
officers, one JCO and 70 ORs for UN peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone.
The team provided aid to armies of Nigeria, Bangladesh, Kenya, Zambia,
Jordan and Ghana alongwith UN Military Observers and UN volunteers.
